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Plasma samples were collected from 120 adult participants and were subjected to anti-IgG <jats:italic>Strongyloides<\/jats:italic> spp. serological testing. Logistical regression analyses were performed to identify relationships between strongyloidiasis and attributes of sociodemography. In this cross-sectional cohort study, 22.5% (27\/120; 95% CI: 15.9\u201330.8%) of participants were seropositive for strongyloidiasis. Participants with higher body mass indices were less likely to be seropositive for <jats:italic>Strongyloides<\/jats:italic> spp. infection (odds ratio [OR]\u2009=\u20090.85, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> value\u2009=\u20090.008), and in the multivariable analysis, increasing units of age (adjusted OR [aOR]\u2009=\u20090.93, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> value\u2009=\u20090.048) and participants \u2264 40 years old were associated with a decreased likelihood of <jats:italic>Strongyloides<\/jats:italic> spp. seropositivity (aOR\u2009=\u20090.07, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> value\u2009=\u20090.034). The results from this study indicate that the occurrence of strongyloidiasis is high in the Western Province, PNG, and age is a determining factor of seroreactivity. 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